Homeowner Forum / Repair / November 2003

Was hoping someone here could give me some suggestions on what to look for /
what to fix...
Have a very light buzzing sound in one room of my house.  It sounds very
general in the room.  My wife thought it was coming from one outlet.

I recently experienced an electrical phenomenon that I can't explain.
1. The circuit is a 20 amp branch using #12 conductor that feeds a
GFCI duplex outlet that is used primarily for a washing machine. There
are no other outlets on this branch.

I'm trying to replace the built-in mechanical thermostat on an old
Fasco Industries 8- foot, 240 volt electric baseboard heater with a
programmable line voltage thermostat, either a Honeywell CT1950 or an
Aube Technologies TH106. Problem is I'm supposed to choose between 2

Has anyone had experience removing spray stucco from a drywall ceiling?
Is it possible.
thanks
dave

U.S. Mail delivery person (used to be a Mailman) is mentioning to all the
people on the block that we get a larger and more secure mailbox.  All kinds
of things come to mind about secure.  Does any place make and or sell a
mailbox that you can bolt to the side of the house that ...

I just had new windows installed in my home.  They are double hung,
the bottom one slides up and the top one slides down.  My problem is
that I have white trim but the sash that the windows slide up and down
on is a beige color (its also plastic).  I'd like to 1) paint the

I read some past posts on light bulbs burning out frequently but I
think this is a new twist.  About two years ago I lived in an older
house and I experienced my light bulbs burning out very frequently.  I
posted the question and got some good feedback including "long life

My sprinklers were put right next to my cedar fence. Where the fence
got wet, it turned grey. I applied tompson's water seal, but it didn't
help the already grey area.
Home Depot told me that to put any stain on the fence, I would first

Would like to put in a modern hot tub inside our home, but don't want to
have to rip out doorways....walls etc.... So am asking if anyone knows of a
deep hot tub that can be brought in modules and put together to make a
decent sized hot tub.? Any websites?

Recently saw this site. Some here may find this interesting and useful.
http://tinyurl.com/tjar

I have had terrible luck with space heaters. Airwork's fans seem to go
in a few months. Is there a way to oil electric fan motors. They make
quite a noise. Have to turn them upside down to get noise to stop. How
about the radiator type heaters that use oil instead of water . I

Hi, I've got an old knackered VHS recorder that has a tape stuck in it and I
was wondering if there's any trick to getting it back out without applying
electricity or whether I have to dismantle it completely. It's a real cheapy
so I can't really give any more info about make and ...

I have a gas fireplace that is essentially useless for warming up the
great room of my house.  With the coming winter, the wife wants
something to replace it and I was hoping there may be some
recommendations for fireplace inserts or something like that.  We were

 I'm going to build a small (11' x 9') shed in my back yard and have some
questions about pouring a concrete slab for it to sit on...
The dirt is only about 4 inches deep, then I hit solid & relatively flat
sandstone.  The sandstone is soft enough that I can gouge a groove in it

Milwaukee Sawzall
Cuts through steel post like butter
No more chain link fence
Alan